Sacred Heart entered their matchup against Lumberton on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Sacred Heart Crusaders fell to the Lumberton Panthers 39-35. It was the first time this season that the Crusaders let down their fans at home.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kyron Murphy, who threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 33 yards. Gary Duckworth was Murphy's top target, picking up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sacred Heart's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Lumberton, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Sacred Heart will challenge Resurrection Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sacred Heart is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.5 points per game this season. As for Lumberton, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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